Betekhtinite R070087
Name: Betekhtinite
RRUFF ID: R070087
Ideal Chemistry: (Cu,Fe)21Pb2S15
Locality: Dzhezkazgan deposit, central Kazakhstan
Source: Michael Scott S101421 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Aggregate of black bladed to prismatic crystals associated with quartz
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070087.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
Measured Chemistry: (Cu20.15Fe0.85)Σ=21(Pb1.80Ag0.11Fe0.09)Σ=2S15.00
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RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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RRUFF ID: R070087
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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INFRARED SPECTRUM (Attenuated Total Reflectance) 
RRUFF ID: R070087.1
Sample Description: Powder
Instrument settings: SensIR Durascope on a Nicolet Magna 860 FTIR
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070087.1
Sample Description: Powder
Cell Refinement Output: a: 3.9037(1)Å    b: 14.8002(6)Å    c: 22.729(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 90°   Volume: 1313.19(6)Å3    Crystal System: orthorhombic
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Calculated diffraction file.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Betekhtinite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Schüller A, Wohlmann E (1955) Betechtinit, ein neues Blei-Kupfer-Sulfid aus den Mansfelder Rücken, Geologie, 4, 535-555

Fleischer M (1956) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 41, 370-372   [view file]

Dornberger-Schiff K, Höhne E (1959) Die Kristallstruktur des Betechtinit Pb2(Cu,Fe)21S15, Acta Crystallographica, 12, 646-651